The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Man Who Went to the Mexican War
as a Youth Under Gen. jackson
Seeking a Pension at Augusta-A
Negro Stricken Down by the Sun at
Augusta.
GEORGIA.
j. c. Martin. of Cuthbert, has commenced
work on his new iron warehouse, which Will
be completed by Aug. l.
The Prohibitionists of Atlanta are sup
plying the Chief of Police with money with
W. ich to work up cases against yiolatorS Of
the prohibition law.
There will be a walking match, foot race,
water fight, wheelbarrow race and general
assortment of amusements at Cuthbert on
July 26 big time Is anticipated.
DIR. Hubbard, of Crawford, on Saturday
last performed the difficult operation of re
moving a tumor that weighed half pound
from hen. DIR. Hubbard win make a spe-
cialty of surgery.
The laundering Spring Baptist church,
in the Red Bone district of Lee county, has
been reorganized by Rev. j. G. Bass. 1t
now has, through his efforts, a large and in
creaslng congregation
The cotton crop in the neighborhood of
Cuthbert promises a larger yield this year
than for several years The corn crop is
not as good as last year, but with good
seasons will turn out very well.
Lightning struck the ground in Rev. J.
w. Lords cotton field in Jackson county,
killing the cotton on plat of ground about
two rods square. On this spot were two
melon vines which were not at all injured
by the lightning.
The negro, Ed Bailey, who was shot by
s. g. Beckom at Button week before last,
died Monday evening Coroner Robinson
held an inquest and the jury returned
verdict of justifiable homicide The evil
dence showed the shooting to be entirely I'M
avoidable on the part of Mr. Beckom.
There is Miss Ali living in Appling
county, about ten miles from Baxley, who
is 10 years and months old and weighs lS0
pounds She weighed at the age of years
$40 pounds. She is no higher than children
usually at her age, so you may judge she is
sight. Persons who have seen her say she
Is as broad as she is long.
On Sunday afternoon, during a shower of
rain, accompanied by a slight wind, an old
china tree that stood opposite the south gate
of the Executive Mansion, at Milledgeville,
fell, striking the telegraph wires, tearing
them down for 100 yards Only a few of
these old trees now remain in the city, elms
having taken their place.
The African Methodist Episcopal church
of Lumber City gave a festival on the night
of July and voted several prizes, among
which was gold-headed cane There were
two candidates, Rev. s. II. K. Hall and H.
b. HammOns, barber. Hammons was the
winner of the stick, which brought the
church 500. Hammons' majority was
$72 So
The metal warehouse of the Swift Manu-
featuring Company, at Columbus, is about
complete. 1t is handsome building
Steam was turned on the new Pearce cotton
mill for the first time Monday 1t will soon
be in full operation The new Muscogeo
mill is being rapidly completed. The brick
work has reached nearly to the top of the
second story.
force of hands will be put to work next
week at the cotton compress at Americas
The machinery will be given an overhauling
and put in readiness for operation this fall
while large additions are to be made to the
building in the way of sheds, platforms
etc, for the convenient handling of cotton
The company is confidently counting upon
pressing 10000 bales of cotton this winter
The third and last company to compose
the Macon fire department will go on duty
on July H. The company will occupy the
old engine house of No ], at the inteIsec-
ton of Poplar and Third streets, which has
been fitted up in most convenient shape for
the boys and the steamer The steamer is
and when it comes will be put on duty at
once.
Fire broke out in Mr.. Schriever's store at
Brunswick Monday night The store and
stock was destroyed entirely and that part
of the building used as the residence nearly
so. The adjacent buildings, however, were
saved, although one Of them was in eight
feet of it and caught three times Mr..
Schriever estimates his stock at about S., 900
and the building at $1,000. The total in
surance is 81, 400.
The annual reunion of the First Georgia
Regiment and Twelfth Georgia Battalion
takes place at Sandersville Aug 3. Unusual
and elaborate preparations are being made
to make the occasion pleasant and profit
able. Col. Henry D. Capers, Gen Glenn
Evans, Gen. Gordon and other distinguished
gentlemen who are members of the associa-
ton are expected to be present and to adj
dress the veterans.
Rev. r. w. Anderson, rector of st.
Stephens Episcopal church, of Milledge-
vile, has notified the vestry that he will
send in his resignation next Sunday. Mr.
Anderson's resignation has been expected
for some time. He is thoroughly educated
man and good preacher 1t is very UNI
fortunate that he became involved in the
german controversy, and it is thought
that that fastened his resignation.
Monday morning Deputy Marshal Har-
ris, OF Detective Shackelfords men, ar
rived in Macon with ex-Postmaster and
mail carrier, George f. Browning, of Tel
fair county. The ex-official is charged with
having made false returns. He is said to
have Illegally sold postage stamps. and he
was carried before Commissioner Erwin for
hearing. Commissioner Erwin heard the
case and Browning was held in $500 bail
In 1896, after the scare occasioned by the
burning of Roanoke by the Indians, the
male inhabitants of Americas rendezvoused
at what is now the court house square, with
guns in their hands, TO repel an expected at
tack from the Indians Many of the women
and children had in the meantime been sent
across the river for safety, and camp of
mile in length was established for the fugi-
tives at or near the present site of the town
of Drayton.
Athens Banner Waterman: It is the gen
eral impression that DR.. Westmoreiand
should notice in some manner the card of
DR. W. ID. Carter, of Winterville. DIR. Car
ter is a gentleman and "A physician who
stands high in his profession, and he cannot
be ignored under the code of honor. The
people of this section of the State are anx-
iously looking to see what will be done in
the Eiatter, for of course Dr. Westmoreland
will not ignore it,
At Augusta, yesterday morning, young
negro named Ed Smith was sitting near the
pump at the junction of jackson and
Twiggs streets. The lad was bare headed